Was the eavesdropper unimportant to Harry? WAS: Re: Snape again

[finwitch]

No: HPFGUIDX 147116

 amiabledorsai:
... he[Snape] poisons Fudge's mind against the testimony of The
> Trio by convincing him that their belief in Sirius's innocence is the
> result of their being confunded.
> 
> As a result, Sirius remained a fugitive subject to the Kiss upon
> apprehension, and no Ministry effort was made to find Pettigrew.
> 
> Assuming that Snape really is DDM, this is one of the most damaging
> "own goals" of the entire series.  Aside from leaving Peter free to
> eventually resurrect Voldemort, Snape planted the seed of doubt that
> Rita Skeeter so lavishly fertilised, and that bloomed into Fudge's
> conclusion that Harry was a dangerous braggart.
> 
> None of this has escaped Harry's attention, I'm sure.

Finwitch:

Quite right. Mainly, Snape is *constantly* accusing, (mis)judging and 
penalising Harry - whether or not Harry was guilty, without bothering 
to investigate, listen etc. In other words, behaving just like Vernon 
Dursley where it matters.

All the time, in the place where Harry's always felt most like home 
since the death of his parents: Hogwarts. So Snape presents Dursley-
treatment in WizardWorld.

Voldemort, OTOH, as evil as he is, feared by most is a different matter

1) Most of Harry's life, he's *distant*. (Unlike Snape/Dursleys who 
have been present all the time...)

2) Harry can/will/should actively fight Voldemort, and gets only 
praise for it. Very different from "professor Snape, Harry". Or 
Dursleys, in whose house Harry must live...

And I don't wonder why Neville's so terrified of Snape. You know, it's 
entirely different matter than imprisoned Bellatrix - there are no 
school/courtecy rules involved in fighting Bellatrix/Voldemort, which 
in Snape's case deprive these children from many defence strategies.
 
Finwitch